PSALM 89
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will
sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy
faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall
be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very
heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn
unto David my servant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and
build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
5And the
heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the
congregation of the saints. 6 For who in the heaven can be
compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened
unto the LORD? 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of
the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 8
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy
faithfulness round about thee? 9 Thou rulest the raging of the
sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 10 Thou
hast broken Rahaba in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered
thine enemies with thy strong arm. 11 The heavens are
thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulnessb
thereof, thou hast founded them. 12 The north and the south thou
hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 13
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
14 Justice and judgment are the habitationc
of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15Blessed is
the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of
thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day:
and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art
the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18
For the LORDd is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is
our king.
19Then thou
spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one
that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and
in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 I will set his hand also
in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry unto
me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall
stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure
for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children
forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31 If they breake
my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 32 Then will I visit
their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 33
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my
faithfulness to fail. 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter
the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn by my
holiness that I will not lie unto David. 36 His seed shall endure
for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be
established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven.
Selah.
38But thou
hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by
casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his
hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that
pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his
enemies to rejoice. 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his
sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. 44 Thou hast
made his gloryf to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. 45
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame.
Selah. 46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall
thy wrath burn like fire? 47 Remember how short my time is:
wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? 48 What man is he
that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the
hand of the grave? Selah. 49 Lord, where are thy former
lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth? 50
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom
the reproach of all the mighty people; 51 Wherewith thine
enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps
of thine anointed. 52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore.
Amen, and Amen.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a Rahab:
or, Egypt
b the
fulness...: or, all it containeth
c habitation:
or, establishment
d the
LORD...: or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of
Israel
e break:
Heb. profane
f glory:
Heb. brightness
